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<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gexaf.html">Preface</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gfirp.html">Part&nbsp;I&nbsp;Introduction</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaaw.html">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Overview</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="gfiud.html">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using the Tutorial Examples</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnadp.html">Part&nbsp;II&nbsp;The Web Tier</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnadr.html">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Started with Web Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnafd.html">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Java Servlet Technology</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnagx.html">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;JavaServer Pages Technology</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnajo.html">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;JavaServer Pages Documents</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnakc.html">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;JavaServer Pages Standard Tag Library</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnalj.html">8.&nbsp;&nbsp;Custom Tags in JSP Pages</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaon.html">9.&nbsp;&nbsp;Scripting in JSP Pages</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaph.html">10.&nbsp;&nbsp;JavaServer Faces Technology</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaqz.html">11.&nbsp;&nbsp;Using JavaServer Faces Technology in JSP Pages</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnatx.html">12.&nbsp;&nbsp;Developing with JavaServer Faces Technology</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnavg.html">13.&nbsp;&nbsp;Creating Custom UI Components</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnawo.html">14.&nbsp;&nbsp;Configuring JavaServer Faces Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnaxu.html">15.&nbsp;&nbsp;Internationalizing and Localizing Web Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnayk.html">Part&nbsp;III&nbsp;Web Services</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnayl.html">16.&nbsp;&nbsp;Building Web Services with JAX-WS</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnazf.html">17.&nbsp;&nbsp;Binding between XML Schema and Java Classes</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbdv.html">18.&nbsp;&nbsp;Streaming API for XML</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbhf.html">19.&nbsp;&nbsp;SOAP with Attachments API for Java</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnblr.html">Part&nbsp;IV&nbsp;Enterprise Beans</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbls.html">20.&nbsp;&nbsp;Enterprise Beans</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbnb.html">21.&nbsp;&nbsp;Getting Started with Enterprise Beans</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnboc.html">22.&nbsp;&nbsp;Session Bean Examples</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbpk.html">23.&nbsp;&nbsp;A Message-Driven Bean Example</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnbpy.html">Part&nbsp;V&nbsp;Persistence</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbpz.html">24.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to the Java Persistence API</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbrl.html">25.&nbsp;&nbsp;Persistence in the Web Tier</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbrs.html">26.&nbsp;&nbsp;Persistence in the EJB Tier</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbtg.html">27.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Java Persistence Query Language</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnbwi.html">Part&nbsp;VI&nbsp;Services</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbwj.html">28.&nbsp;&nbsp;Introduction to Security in the Java EE Platform</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnbyk.html">29.&nbsp;&nbsp;Securing Java EE Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncas.html">30.&nbsp;&nbsp;Securing Web Applications</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncdq.html">31.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Java Message Service API</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncgv.html">32.&nbsp;&nbsp;Java EE Examples Using the JMS API</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncih.html">33.&nbsp;&nbsp;Transactions</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncjh.html">34.&nbsp;&nbsp;Resource Connections</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncjx.html">35.&nbsp;&nbsp;Connector Architecture</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="bnckn.html">Part&nbsp;VII&nbsp;Case Studies</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncko.html">36.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Coffee Break Application</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bnclz.html">37.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Duke's Bank Application</a></p>
<p class="toc level1 tocsp"><a href="gexbq.html">Part&nbsp;VIII&nbsp;Appendixes</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncno.html">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;Java Encoding Schemes</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncnq.html">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;Preparation for Java EE Certification Exams</a></p>
<p class="toc level2"><a href="bncnt.html">C.&nbsp;&nbsp;About the Authors</a></p>
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<a name="gfiri"></a><h3>Application Server Documentation Set</h3>
<p>The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. The Uniform
Resource Locator (URL) for Application Server documentation is <a href="http://docs.sun.com/coll/1343.4">http://docs.sun.com/coll/1343.4</a>. For an introduction to Application
Server, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed
in the following table.</p><h6>Table&nbsp;P-1 Books in the Application Server Documentation Set</h6><table><col width="29%"><col width="70%"><tr><th align="left" valign="top" scope="column"><p>Book Title</p></th>
<th align="left" valign="top" scope="column"><p>Description</p></th>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Documentation Center</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Application Server documentation topics organized by task and
subject.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Release Notes</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary
of the supported hardware, operating system, Java Development Kit (JDK<sup>TM</sup>), and database drivers.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Quick Start Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>How
to get started with the Application Server product.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Installation Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Installing the software and its
components.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Deployment Planning Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Evaluating your system needs and enterprise to ensure that you deploy the Application
Server in a manner that best suits your site. General issues and concerns
that you must be aware of when deploying the server are also discussed.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Application Deployment Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Deployment
of applications and application components to the Application Server. Includes information about deployment
descriptors.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Developer&rsquo;s Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Creating and implementing Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) applications intended to run
on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards model for Java
EE components and APIs. Includes information about developer tools, security, debugging, and creating
lifecycle modules.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Java EE 5 Tutorial</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE
applications.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Java WSIT Tutorial</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Developing web applications using the Web Service Interoperability Technologies (WSIT). Describes how, when,
and why to use the WSIT technologies and the features and options that
each technology supports.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Administration Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>System administration for the Application Server, including configuration, monitoring, security, resource
management, and web services management.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>High Availability Administration Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Post-installation configuration and administration instructions for the high-availability database.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Administration Reference</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Editing
the Application Server configuration file, <tt>domain.xml</tt>.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Upgrade and Migration Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Upgrading from an older version of Application
Server or migrating Java EE applications from competitive application servers. This guide also describes
differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility
with the product specifications.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Performance Tuning Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Tuning the Application Server to improve performance.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Troubleshooting Guide</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Solving Application Server
problems.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Error Message Reference</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Solving Application Server error messages.</p></td>
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<tr><td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p><i>Reference Manual</i></p></td>
<td align="left" valign="top" scope="row"><p>Utility commands available with the Application Server; written
in man page style. Includes the <tt>asadmin</tt> command line interface.</p></td>
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